Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 17:57:40 -0800 (PST)
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To: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>, eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il
From: Nate Eldredge <eldredge AT ap DOT net>
Subject: Re: Portability docs
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At 01:09  3/15/1998 -0500, DJ Delorie wrote:
>I suggest dropping the -cont and -break, and making these two
>assumptions:
>
>1. Adjacent notes with the same target are continuations.
>
>2. You can't put two paragraphs in one note.
>
>If you find you need more than one paragraph, then either (1) you're
>talking about some other compiler too much, or (2) it should be in the
>main section of the documentation instead.

IMHO, this is not a good idea. It will only be possible to guarantee one
paragraph per note if we go with your idea of a separate entry for each
individual compiler, which IMHO is gross itself. I think we should have an
entry for, say, "dos", and then talk about different DOS compilers, *where
necessary*, in separate paragraphs in the "dos" note.

I wonder if perhaps we should get this worked out before trying to implement
too many more features.

Nate Eldredge
eldredge AT ap DOT net